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ASEAN’s Sea Gypsies: In Sync with the Tides

Ocean coast landscape with cliffs and islands at Andaman sea

The sea gypsies of Myanmar and Thailand’s Andaman coast managed to escape the worst of the Boxing Day 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. They noted the receding tide and the change in currents, recalled the stories of their ancestors, and retreated to higher ground. Coastal settlements and boats were inevitably lost but very few of their […]